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Joe Curry’s 1963 Spitfire is one of more than 11,000 Spitfires included in the database

Triumph built just over 314,000 Spitfires before production ended in 1980, with a good number of those winding up in American hands.
If you’ve ever wondered how many are left, you’ll be glad to know that someone’s keeping count. The International Triumph Spitfire Database recently passed a milestone, when the 11,000th car was added to the register. That’s equal to 3.5 percent of production.
Joe Curry, who keeps the list, believes that as many as 20 percent of all Spitfires made still survive. Among the five models, the 1500 has the greatest representation on the list, with 5,270 cars registered; it’s followed by the Mk 3, the Mk IV, the Mk 1 and the Mk 2.
The model-by-model lists include original color, commission number, location, and the owner’s name. If you own a Spit and haven’t added it to the database, check out the list here.You’ll also find links to Triumph clubs around the world, Spitfire stuff for sale, and photos of Joe’s beautiful, fuel-injected 1963 Spitfire (pictured at right). It’s worth a visit, even for the Spitfire-deprived.

(This post originally appeared in the November 2, 2006, issue of the Hemmings eWeekly Newsletter.)